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U.S. Army Pvt. Tye Bundrant, right, and Spc. Joseph Winkleman, center, provide security outside a building during a simulated training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., June 19, 2009. The soldiers, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, are preparing for deployment.

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U.S. Army Pvt. Tye Bundrant, right, and Spc. Joseph Winkleman, center, provide security outside a building during a simulated training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., June 19, 2009. The soldiers, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, are preparing for deployment.

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